A5005291772- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Gut microbiota and health
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
University of Oxford
2016-2024
Botswana Open University
2024
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
2022-2024
University of Konstanz
2023-2024
Botswana Predator Conservation Trust
2021
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany
2016
Czech Academy of Sciences
2016
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
2016
Abstract Gut microbes shape many aspects of organismal biology, yet how these key bacteria transmit among hosts in natural populations remains poorly understood. Recent work mammals has emphasized either transmission through social contacts or indirect environmental contact, but the relative importance different routes not been directly assessed. Here we used a novel radio-frequency identification-based tracking system to collect long-term high-resolution data on relationships, space use and...
Summary It has long been recognized that leaf traits exert a crucial control on litter decomposition, key process for nutrient cycling, and invading species can greatly alter such soil processes via changes in mixed trait composition. Trait effects ecosystem are hypothesized to operate either dominant values the community (often calculated as community‐weighted mean values; CWM ) or functional diversity (dissimilarity between FD ). Few have studied of these components tandem due their...
Abstract Linking diversity to biological processes is central for developing informed and effective conservation decisions. Unfortunately, observable patterns provide only a proportion of the information necessary fully understanding mechanisms acting on particular population or community. We suggest managers use often overlooked relative species absences pay attention dark (i.e., set that are absent from site but could disperse establish there, in other words, portion habitat‐specific...
Abstract Understanding the amount of space required by animals to fulfill their biological needs is essential for comprehending behavior, ecological role within community, and effective conservation planning resource management. The space-use patterns habituated primates often are studied using handheld GPS devices, which provide detailed movement information that can link ranging behavioral decisions generate these patterns. However, data may not accurately represent an animal’s total...
Abstract Aim Assessing the distribution and persistence of species across their range is a crucial component wildlife conservation. It demands data at adequate spatial scales over extended periods time, which may only be obtained through collaborative efforts, development methods that integrate heterogeneous datasets. We aimed to combine existing on large carnivores evaluate population dynamics improve knowledge nationwide. Location Botswana. Methods Between 2010 2016, we collated African...
Abstract The African savannah ecosystem is populated by nomadic pastoralists who herd livestock in the day and corral them at night temporary enclosures, called bomas, to protect them. number distribution of bomas on important from an ecological perspective may have a significant impact wildlife movement. However, no study has yet examined this relationship. Here, using very high‐resolution satellite imagery two time periods, we quanitified changes boma density across area 3377 km 2...
The study of large carnivores in semi-arid ecosystems presents inherent challenges due to their low densities, extensive home ranges, and elusive nature. We explore the potential for synthesis traditional knowledge (i.e. art tracking) modern technology address conservation wildlife research these challenging environments. Our focuses on African lion ( Panthera leo ) Central Kalahari region Botswana as a model system demonstrate this integrative approach. Combining GPS tracking San trackers’...
Abstract Gut microbes shape many aspects of organismal biology, yet how these key bacteria transmit among hosts in natural populations remains poorly understood. Recent work mammals has emphasized either transmission through social contacts or indirect environmental contact, but the relative importance different routes not been directly assessed. Here, we used a novel RFID-based tracking system to collect long-term high resolution data on relationships, space use and microhabitat wild...
Abstract Recent proliferation of GPS technology has transformed animal movement research. Yet, time‐series data from this recent rarely span beyond a decade, constraining longitudinal Long‐term field sites hold valuable historic location records, including hand‐drawn maps and semantic descriptions. Here, we introduce generalised workflow for converting such records into reliable to estimate home ranges, using 30 years sleep‐site 11 white‐faced capuchin ( Cebus imitator ) groups in Costa...
Understanding the amount of space required by animals to fulfill their biological needs is essential for comprehending behavior, ecological role within community, and effective conservation planning resource management. Habituated primates are often studied using handheld GPS data, which provides detailed movement information that can link patterns ranging space-use behavioral decisions generate these patterns. However, this data may not accurately represent an animal's total movements,...